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Lena Headey: Biography

Lena Headey

Birth Name: Lena Headey
Birth Place: Bermuda
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 10/03/1973, Libra
Profession: Actor

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Lena Headey Fast Facts:Lived in Bermuda until she was 5, when her family moved back to England.

First spotted by a casting agent who saw her in a publicity photo for a Shelley High School production at the Royal National Theatre.
Made her big-screen debut opposite Jeremy Irons in the 1992 drama Waterland.
Took a year off from acting after a difficult experience filming Terry Gilliam's 2005 fantasy The Brothers Grimm.
Experienced a career revival in 2007, starring in surprise box-office smash 300 and Fox's Terminator TV series The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
Has suffered bouts of clinical depression since the age of 15.
Is an advocate for animal welfare and has worked with PETA.

Lena Headey Relationships:
Sue - Mother
Jason Flemyng - Ex-significant Other
Tim - Brother
John - Father
Wylie Elliot Loughran - Son
Peter Loughran - Husband (separated)
Lena Headey Awards:
2011 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Nominee

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